Samford vs Western Carolina (Sep 09, 2023)

 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
2022 Catamount Football
Samford vs Western Carolina (Sep 09, 2023 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

Samford (1-1,0-1) vs. Western Carolina (1-1,1-0)

Date: Sep 09, 2023 • Site: Cullowhee, N.C.  • Stadium: E.J. Whitmire  •  Attendance: 12410

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
Samford   7  0  0  0  7 
Western Carolina   7  13  3  7  30 

SCORING SUMMARY   SAM -WCU  
1st  07:03  SAM   Vice,Michael 8 yd pass from Hiers,Michael (Beaverstock,Wil kick) 
         7 plays, 97 yards, TOP 2:00  7 - 0 
  03:21  WCU   Colombo,AJ 21 yd pass from Gonzales,Cole (McCollum,Richar kick) 
         10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:32  7 - 7 
2nd  13:42  WCU   Lee,Censere 6 yd pass from Gonzales,Cole (McCollum,Richar kick) 
         9 plays, 59 yards, TOP 3:58  7 - 14 
  01:38  WCU   McCollum,Richar 23 yd field goal 
         13 plays, 64 yards, TOP 6:43  7 - 17 
  00:00  WCU   McCollum,Richar 41 yd field goal 
         2 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:11  7 - 20 
3rd  04:29  WCU   McCollum,Richar 18 yd field goal 
         13 plays, 84 yards, TOP 5:50  7 - 23 
4th  08:02  WCU   Reid,Desmond 2 yd run (McCollum,Richar kick) 
         10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 6:14  7 - 30 

Kickoff time: 2:33pm  • End of Game: 10:09pm  • Total elapsed time: 07:36
Referee: Farmer,Michael  •  Umpire: Ponds,Antwaune  •  Linesman: Kennedy,Doug  •  Line judge: Zimmerman,Greg  •  Back judge: Sanders,Zachary •  Field judge: Jordan,Patrick  •  Side judge: Setzer,Scotty  • 
Temperature: 76  • Wind: SE 5mph  • Weather: Sunny

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
2022 Catamount Football
Samford vs Western Carolina (Sep 09, 2023 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

 Team Totals  SAM  WCU 
FIRST DOWNS  15  33 
   Rushing  4  19 
   Passing  11  13 
   Penalty  0  1 
NET YARDS RUSHING  46  284 
   Rushing Attempts  23  49 
   Average Per Rush  2.0  5.8 
   Rushing Touchdowns  0  1 
   Yards Gained Rushing  81  295 
   Yards Lost Rushing  35  11 
NET YARDS PASSING  315  257 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  21-34-0  29-35-0 
   Average Per Attempt  9.3  7.3 
   Average Per Completion  15.0  8.9 
   Passing Touchdowns  1  2 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  361  541 
   Total offense plays  57  84 
   Average Gain Per Play  6.3  6.4 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  2-1  0-0 
Penalties: Number-Yards  4-105  4-35 
PUNTS-YARDS  4-138  2-69 
   Average Yards Per Punt  34.5  34.5 
   Net Yards Per Punt  34.5  34.5 
   Inside 20  1  2 
   50+ Yards  0  0 
   Touchbacks  0  0 
   Fair catch  1  1 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  2-127  6-346 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  63.5  57.7 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  40.5  44.5 
   Touchbacks  1  0 
   Fair Catch Yards  0  0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  0-0-0  1-0-0 
   Average Per Return  0.0  0.0 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  6-79-0  1-21-0 
   Average Per Return  13.2  21.0 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  18:51  41:09 
   1st Quarter  2:41  12:19 
   2nd Quarter  5:19  9:41 
   3rd Quarter  7:36  7:24 
   4th Quarter  3:15  11:45 
Third-Down Conversions  6 of 13  7 of 13 
Fourth-Down Conversions  0 of 3  1 of 2 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  1-1  4-6 
   Touchdowns  1-1  2-6 
   Field goals  0-1  2-6 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  0-0  6-27 
PAT Kicks  1-1  3-3 
Field Goals  0-0  3-3 
Points off turnovers  0  0 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
2022 Catamount Football
Samford vs Western Carolina (Sep 09, 2023 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

Samford
  
Western Carolina
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Stanton,Jay   7  26  0  26  0  9  3.7 
Hamilton,Mychae  2  25  0  25  0  18  12.5 
Witherspoon,Dam  5  7  2  5  0  3  1.0 
Smith,Chandler   1  1  0  1  0  1  1.0 
Hiers,Michael   8  22  33  -11  0  17  -1.4 
Totals...  23  81  35  46  0  18  2.0 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Reid,Desmond   27  174  4  170  1  19  6.3 
Gonzales,Cole   13  70  2  68  0  20  5.2 
Adams,Branson   7  51  0  51  0  18  7.3 
TEAM   2  0  5  -5  0  0  -2.5 
Totals...  49  295  11  284  1  20  5.8 
  
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Hiers,Michael   21-34-0  315  1  67  6 
Totals...  21-34-0  315  1  67  6 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Gonzales,Cole   29-35-0  257  2  24  0 
Totals...  29-35-0  257  2  24  0 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Smith,Chandler   6  46  0  18 
King,Ty   3  96  0  37 
Rias,DJ   3  87  0  67 
Mason,E. Jai   2  22  0  15 
Starkey,R.J.   2  19  0  11 
Jenkins,Brendan  2  13  0  9 
D'Armond,Thomas  1  17  0  17 
Vice,Michael   1  8  1  8 
Ringer,Peyton   1  7  0  7 
Totals...  21  315  1  67 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Colombo,AJ   5  79  1  24 
Lee,Censere   5  31  1  8 
Washington,Core  5  21  0  9 
White,David   5  12  0  4 
Belanger,Ajay   4  45  0  14 
Adams,Branson   2  37  0  19 
Reid,Desmond   2  13  0  9 
Booker,Zion   1  19  0  19 
Totals...  29  257  2  24 
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Thorley,Will   4  138  34.5  40  1  0 
Totals...  4  138  34.5  40  1  0 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Brantley,Stephe  2  69  34.5  36  2  0 
Totals...  2  69  34.5  36  2  0 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
King,Ty   0  0  0  1  22  22  0  0  0 
Rias,DJ   0  0  0  4  57  16  0  0  0 
Witherspoon,Dam  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals...  0  0  0  6  79  22  0  0  0 
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Colombo,AJ   1  0  0  1  21  21  0  0  0 
Totals...  1  0  0  1  21  21  0  0  0 
  
  
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Rias,DJ   0  87  57  0  0  144 
King,Ty   0  96  22  0  0  118 
Smith,Chandler   1  46  0  0  0  47 
Stanton,Jay   26  0  0  0  0  26 
Hamilton,Mychae  25  0  0  0  0  25 
Mason,E. Jai   0  22  0  0  0  22 
Starkey,R.J.   0  19  0  0  0  19 
D'Armond,Thomas  0  17  0  0  0  17 
Jenkins,Brendan  0  13  0  0  0  13 
Vice,Michael   0  8  0  0  0  8 
Ringer,Peyton   0  7  0  0  0  7 
Witherspoon,Dam  5  0  0  0  0  5 
Hiers,Michael   -11  0  0  0  0  -11 
Totals...  46  315  79  0  0  440 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Reid,Desmond   170  13  0  0  0  183 
Colombo,AJ   0  79  21  0  0  100 
Adams,Branson   51  37  0  0  0  88 
Gonzales,Cole   68  0  0  0  0  68 
Belanger,Ajay   0  45  0  0  0  45 
Lee,Censere   0  31  0  0  0  31 
Washington,Core  0  21  0  0  0  21 
Booker,Zion   0  19  0  0  0  19 
White,David   0  12  0  0  0  12 
TEAM   -5  0  0  0  0  -5 
Totals...  284  257  21  0  0  562 
  
  
  
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
  
  
  
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
McCollum,Richar  2nd  01:38  23 yards  Good 
McCollum,Richar  2nd  00:00  41 yards  Good 
McCollum,Richar  3rd  04:29  18 yards  Good 
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Bishop,Henry   2  127  1  0  63.5 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Robertson,Paxto  6  346  0  0  57.7 
 
FUMBLES: Samford-Hiers,Michael 2-1. Western Carolina-None.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
2022 Catamount Football
Samford vs Western Carolina (Sep 09, 2023 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
SAM   1st  B03  09:03  Downs  C00  07:03  *  TOUCHDOWN  7-97  2:00  # 
SAM   1st  B24  03:16  Kickoff  B31  02:40     Punt  3-7  0:36    
SAM   2nd  B15  13:34  Kickoff  C49  11:38     Fumble  7-36  1:56    
SAM   2nd  B03  10:09  Punt  C30  08:21     Downs  5-67  1:48    
SAM   2nd  B17  01:31  Kickoff  B44  00:11     Downs  10-27  1:20    
SAM   3rd  B16  14:54  Kickoff  B46  10:19     Punt  11-30  4:35    
SAM   3rd  B14  04:29  Kickoff  B21  03:13     Punt  3-7  1:16    
SAM   3rd  B19  01:39  Punt  B40  14:16     Punt  4-21  2:23    
SAM   4th  B22  07:54  Kickoff  C34  05:31     Downs  7-44  2:23    
  
WCU   1st  C25  15:00  Kickoff  B03  09:03     Downs  14-72  5:57  # 
WCU   1st  C24  06:53  Kickoff  B00  03:21  *  TOUCHDOWN  10-76  3:32    
WCU   1st  C41  02:40  Punt  B00  13:42  *  TOUCHDOWN  9-59  3:58  # 
WCU   2nd  C49  11:38  Fumble  B39  10:09     Punt  4-12  1:29    
WCU   2nd  C30  08:21  Downs  B06  01:38  *  FIELD GOAL  13-64  6:43  # 
WCU   2nd  C50  00:11  Downs  C50  15:00  *  FIELD GOAL  2-0  0:11    
WCU   3rd  C15  10:19  Punt  B01  04:29  *  FIELD GOAL  13-84  5:50  # 
WCU   3rd  C39  03:13  Punt  C48  01:39     Punt  3-9  1:34    
WCU   4th  C29  14:16  Punt  B00  08:02  *  TOUCHDOWN  10-71  6:14  # 
WCU   4th  C34  05:31  Downs  B12  00:00     End of half  9-54  5:31  # 

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Samford   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   02:41   05:19   07:36   03:15      08:00   10:51      18:51  
3rd Down Conversions   1/2   3/5   2/4   0/2      4/7   2/6      6/13  
Average field position  B13   B11   B16   B22      B12   B17      B14  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/2   0/0   0/1      0/2   0/1      0/3  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Western Carolina   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   12:19   09:41   07:24   11:45      22:00   19:09      41:09  
3rd Down Conversions   3/4   1/4   1/3   2/2      4/8   3/5      7/13  
Average field position  C30   C43   C27   C31      C36   C29      C33  
4th Down Conversions   0/1   1/1   0/0   0/0      1/2   0/0      1/2  

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
WCU   1st  C25  15:00  Kickoff  B03  09:03     Downs  14-72  5:57  # 
SAM   1st  B03  09:03  Downs  C00  07:03  *  TOUCHDOWN  7-97  2:00  # 
WCU   1st  C24  06:53  Kickoff  B00  03:21  *  TOUCHDOWN  10-76  3:32    
SAM   1st  B24  03:16  Kickoff  B31  02:40     Punt  3-7  0:36    
WCU   1st  C41  02:40  Punt  B00  13:42  *  TOUCHDOWN  9-59  3:58  # 
SAM   2nd  B15  13:34  Kickoff  C49  11:38     Fumble  7-36  1:56    
  
WCU   2nd  C49  11:38  Fumble  B39  10:09     Punt  4-12  1:29    
SAM   2nd  B03  10:09  Punt  C30  08:21     Downs  5-67  1:48    
WCU   2nd  C30  08:21  Downs  B06  01:38  *  FIELD GOAL  13-64  6:43  # 
SAM   2nd  B17  01:31  Kickoff  B44  00:11     Downs  10-27  1:20    
WCU   2nd  C50  00:11  Downs  C50  15:00  *  FIELD GOAL  2-0  0:11    
SAM   3rd  B16  14:54  Kickoff  B46  10:19     Punt  11-30  4:35    
  
WCU   3rd  C15  10:19  Punt  B01  04:29  *  FIELD GOAL  13-84  5:50  # 
SAM   3rd  B14  04:29  Kickoff  B21  03:13     Punt  3-7  1:16    
WCU   3rd  C39  03:13  Punt  C48  01:39     Punt  3-9  1:34    
SAM   3rd  B19  01:39  Punt  B40  14:16     Punt  4-21  2:23    
WCU   4th  C29  14:16  Punt  B00  08:02  *  TOUCHDOWN  10-71  6:14  # 
  
SAM   4th  B22  07:54  Kickoff  C34  05:31     Downs  7-44  2:23    
WCU   4th  C34  05:31  Downs  B12  00:00     End of half  9-54  5:31  # 

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2022 Catamount Football
Samford vs Western Carolina (Sep 09, 2023 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

##  Samford   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
32  Martin,Noah   11  2  13  2.0/6   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
17  Morris,Garrett   7  3  10  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
36  Pollard,Dontae   5  3  8  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
2A  Ross,Tyrese   6  1  7  1.0/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
33  Mosley,Jaden   2  5  7  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
28  Cotton,Josiah   4  2  6  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
1   Marsh,Kourtlan   3  2  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
9   Steward,Midnigh  1  3  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
40  White,Wade   3  .  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
22  Nurse,Xavier   3  .  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
2D  Young,Noah   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
23  Smith,Devin   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
47  Graves,Bryce   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
44  Miller,Kiylan   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
55  Johnson,Johnny   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
30  Hughes,Avery   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
98  Mathiasen,Joshu  1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
35  Mera,Joseph   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
81  Thompson,Jamall  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
38  Tabor,Tyke   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
97  Jackson,Nick   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
16  Smith,Kamron   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
##  Western Carolina   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
2   Gattison,Rod   5  .  5  1.0/3   .  .   .   1  .  1.0/0   . 
33  Campbell,Lee   4  1  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
4   Williams,CJ   4  .  4  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
19  Davis,Jayelin   3  1  4  1.5/15   .  1-0   .   .  .  1.5/15   . 
6   Fann Jr.,Curtis  3  .  3  1.0/3   1  .   .   .  .  1.0/3   . 
14  Louis,Nick   3  .  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
8   Lealaimatafao,V  3  .  3  .   1  .   .   .  .  .   . 
93  Morgan,Chris   3  .  3  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/2   . 
11  Fisher,Caleb   2  1  3  0.5/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
31  Matheny,Tyler   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
91  Guinn,Jaquarius  2  1  3  0.5/3   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/3   . 
3   Dukes,Samaurie   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
18  Turner,Antarron  2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
44  Scott,Caleb   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
21  Keaton,Andreas   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
90  Alexander,Marlo  1  .  1  1.0/4   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/4   . 
5   McQueen Jr.,Hay  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   1 
15  Williams,Antoin  .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
7   Jones IV,Ed   .  1  1  0.5/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
37  Lymon,Marquis   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
2022 Catamount Football
Samford vs Western Carolina (Sep 09, 2023 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

Samford  
Pos  ##  Offense 
OL   62  Brooks,Jabari  
OL   77  Brown,Zach  
OL   54  Byrne,Luke  
OC   57  Frazier,Cooper  
QB   10  Hiers,Michael  
WR   12  King,Ty  
OL   58  Noble,Chris  
WR   7   Rias,DJ  
WR   5   Smith,Chandler  
RB   20  Stanton,Jay  
WR   8   Starkey,R.J.  
  
Samford  
Pos  ##  Defense 
LB   28  Cotton,Josiah  
DL   97  Jackson,Nick  
CB   1   Marsh,Kourtlan  
LB   32  Martin,Noah  
DL   98  Mathiasen,Joshu 
DL   35  Mera,Joseph  
S   17  Morris,Garrett  
LB   33  Mosley,Jaden  
DB   36  Pollard,Dontae  
DB   23  Smith,Devin  
DB   9   Steward,Midnigh 
  
Western Carolina  
Pos  ##  Offense 
RB   1R  Reid,Desmond  
WR   3J  Jones,Calvin  
WR   7W  White,David  
QB   9G  Gonzales,Cole  
WR   1L  Lee,Censere  
TE   1B  Belanger,Ajay  
OL   66  Simmons,Derek  
OL   70  Coulter,Christi 
OL   72  Whitmore,Blake  
OL   74  Smith,Tyler  
OL   75  Carter,Caleb  
  
Western Carolina  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DB   2   Gattison,Rod  
CB   3   Dukes,Samaurie  
CB   4   Williams,CJ  
LB   5   McQueen Jr.,Hay 
LB   8   Lealaimatafao,V 
DL   11  Fisher,Caleb  
S   14  Louis,Nick  
DE   19  Davis,Jayelin  
S   21  Keaton,Andreas  
DL   90  Alexander,Marlo 
DL   91  Guinn,Jaquarius 

Samford: 0-Coltrane,David, 1A-Jantzen,Cody, 2C-Searcy,Jonathan, 2D-Young,Noah, 2A-Ross,Tyrese, 2E-Hamilton,Mychae, 3-Mason,E. Jai, 6-Nelson,Jalen, 11-Bouye,Jai'Brian, 13-Cannon,Jamari, 15-Cousin,Iaan, 16-Smith,Kamron, 18-Chamberlain,Tre, 19-Ismail,Qadir, 21-Goold,Carson, 22-Nurse,Xavier, 29-Douglas,C.J., 30-Hughes,Avery, 31-Witherspoon,Dam, 37-Ringer,Peyton, 38-Tabor,Tyke, 39-Morris,Gavin, 40-White,Wade, 42-Russell,Jordan, 44-Miller,Kiylan, 47-Graves,Bryce, 48-Tayara,Nour, 49-Bishop,Henry, 50-King,Darrian, 55-Johnson,Johnny, 59-Thorley,Will, 61-Applefield,Alex, 64-Watts,Noah, 70-Johnson,Brett, 75-Motley-Simmons,, 79-Hawkins,Donovan, 80-Beaverstock,Wil, 81-Thompson,Jamall, 83-D'Armond,Thomas, 84-Jenkins,Brendan, 86-Vice,Michael, 89-Mitchler,Michae, 91-Stewart,Kobe, 92-Royal,Braeden, 93-Bettis,Daniel, 94-Gilbert,Makhi, 95-Rawlins,Elijah.

Western Carolina: 0-Wilson,Bryce, 0C-Colombo,AJ, 1Z-Booker,Zion, 2W-Washington,Core, 4T-Tamarez,De'Andr, 6-Fann Jr.,Curtis, 7-Jones IV,Ed, 12-Moore Jr.,Ken, 13-Anderson Jr,Dar, 15-Williams,Antoin, 16-Lowery,Jordy, 17-Richardson,Mali, 18-Turner,Antarron, 22-Adams,Branson, 27-Thomas,Skylin, 29-Hampton,Devuntr, 31-Matheny,Tyler, 33-Campbell,Lee, 37-Lymon,Marquis, 43-Gibson,Walter, 44-Scott,Caleb, 46-Robertson,Paxto, 47-Monroe,Blue, 48-Cross,Colby, 58-Ricciardi,Giova, 73-Graham,Xavier, 86-Bardall,Clayton, 89-McCollum,Richar, 92-Smiley,Brandon, 93-Morgan,Chris, 95-Brantley,Stephe, 96-McLellan,Isaac.

 

Box Score

 
Box Score (Final)
Samford vs Western Carolina (Sep 09, 2023 at Cullowhee, N.C.) 

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Samford.............  7  0  0  0  -  7       Record: (1-1,0-1)
Western Carolina....  7 13  3  7  - 30       Record: (1-1,1-0)



Scoring Summary:
1st 07:03 SAM - Vice,Michael 8 yd pass from Hiers,Michael (Beaverstock,Wil kick), 7-97 2:00, SAM 7 - WCU 0
    03:21 WCU - Colombo,AJ 21 yd pass from Gonzales,Cole (McCollum,Richar kick), 10-76 3:32, SAM 7 - WCU 7
2nd 13:42 WCU - Lee,Censere 6 yd pass from Gonzales,Cole (McCollum,Richar kick), 9-59 3:58, SAM 7 - WCU 14
    01:38 WCU - McCollum,Richar 23 yd field goal, 13-64 6:43, SAM 7 - WCU 17
    00:00 WCU - McCollum,Richar 41 yd field goal, 2-0 0:11, SAM 7 - WCU 20
3rd 04:29 WCU - McCollum,Richar 18 yd field goal, 13-84 5:50, SAM 7 - WCU 23
4th 08:02 WCU - Reid,Desmond 2 yd run (McCollum,Richar kick), 10-71 6:14, SAM 7 - WCU 30



                                    SAM      WCU
FIRST DOWNS...................       15       33
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............    23-46   49-284
PASSING YDS (NET).............      315      257
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  34-21-0  35-29-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   57-361   84-541
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      0-0      1-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     6-79     1-21
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   4-34.5   2-34.5
Fumbles-Lost..................      2-1      0-0
Penalties-Yards...............    4-105     4-35
Possession Time...............    18:51    41:09
Third-Down Conversions........  6 of 13  7 of 13
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 3   1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      1-1      4-6
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      0-0     6-27


RUSHING: Samford-Stanton,Jay 7-26; Hamilton,Mychae 2-25; Witherspoon,Dam
5-5; Smith,Chandler 1-1; Hiers,Michael 8-minus 11. Western Carolina-Reid,Desmond
27-170; Gonzales,Cole 13-68; Adams,Branson 7-51; TEAM 2-minus 5.

PASSING: Samford-Hiers,Michael 21-34-0-315. Western
Carolina-Gonzales,Cole 29-35-0-257.

RECEIVING: Samford-Smith,Chandler 6-46; King,Ty 3-96; Rias,DJ 3-87;
Mason,E. Jai 2-22; Starkey,R.J. 2-19; Jenkins,Brendan 2-13; D'Armond,Thomas
1-17; Vice,Michael 1-8; Ringer,Peyton 1-7. Western Carolina-Colombo,AJ 5-79;
Lee,Censere 5-31; Washington,Core 5-21; White,David 5-12; Belanger,Ajay 4-45;
Adams,Branson 2-37; Reid,Desmond 2-13; Booker,Zion 1-19.

INTERCEPTIONS: Samford-None. Western Carolina-None.

FUMBLES: Samford-Hiers,Michael 2-1. Western Carolina-None.

Stadium: E.J. Whitmire         Attendance: 12410
Kickoff time: 2:33pm    End of Game: 10:09pm   Total elapsed time: 07:36
Officials: Referee: Farmer,Michael; Umpire: Ponds,Antwaune; Linesman: Kennedy,Doug;
Line judge: Zimmerman,Greg; Back judge: Sanders,Zachary; Field judge: Jordan,Patrick;
Side judge: Setzer,Scotty;
Temperature: 76        Wind: SE 5mph   Weather: Sunny




         Samford vs Western Carolina (Sep 09, 2023 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

SACKS (UA-A): Samford-None. Western Carolina-Davis,Jayelin 1-1;
Guinn,Jaquarius 0-1; Alexander,Marlo 1-0; Gattison,Rod 1-0; Morgan,Chris 1-0;
Fann Jr.,Curtis 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Samford-Martin,Noah 11-2; Morris,Garrett 7-3;
Pollard,Dontae 5-3; Ross,Tyrese 6-1; Mosley,Jaden 2-5; Cotton,Josiah 4-2;
Marsh,Kourtlan 3-2; Steward,Midnigh 1-3; Nurse,Xavier 3-0; White,Wade 3-0;
Smith,Devin 2-0; Young,Noah 2-0; Miller,Kiylan 1-1; Graves,Bryce 1-1;
Mera,Joseph 1-1; Hughes,Avery 1-1; Johnson,Johnny 1-1; Mathiasen,Joshu 1-1;
Tabor,Tyke 1-0; Jackson,Nick 1-0; Thompson,Jamall 1-0; Smith,Kamron 0-1. Western
Carolina-Gattison,Rod 5-0; Campbell,Lee 4-1; Williams,CJ 4-0; Davis,Jayelin 3-1;
Louis,Nick 3-0; Fann Jr.,Curtis 3-0; Morgan,Chris 3-0; Lealaimatafao,V 3-0;
Fisher,Caleb 2-1; Matheny,Tyler 2-1; Guinn,Jaquarius 2-1; Turner,Antarron 2-0;
Dukes,Samaurie 2-0; Scott,Caleb 1-0; Keaton,Andreas 1-0; McQueen Jr.,Hay 1-0;
Alexander,Marlo 1-0; Jones IV,Ed 0-1; Williams,Antoin 0-1; Lymon,Marquis 0-1.


Game Starters:
Samford

POS  ## OFFENSE
OL   62 Brooks,Jabari
OL   77 Brown,Zach
OL   54 Byrne,Luke
OC   57 Frazier,Cooper
QB   10 Hiers,Michael
WR   12 King,Ty
OL   58 Noble,Chris
WR   7  Rias,DJ
WR   5  Smith,Chandler
RB   20 Stanton,Jay
WR   8  Starkey,R.J.

POS  ## DEFENSE
LB   28 Cotton,Josiah
DL   97 Jackson,Nick
CB   1  Marsh,Kourtlan
LB   32 Martin,Noah
DL   98 Mathiasen,Joshu
DL   35 Mera,Joseph
S    17 Morris,Garrett
LB   33 Mosley,Jaden
DB   36 Pollard,Dontae
DB   23 Smith,Devin
DB   9  Steward,Midnigh

Western Carolina

POS  ## OFFENSE
RB   1R Reid,Desmond
WR   3J Jones,Calvin
WR   7W White,David
QB   9G Gonzales,Cole
WR   1L Lee,Censere
TE   1B Belanger,Ajay
OL   66 Simmons,Derek
OL   70 Coulter,Christi
OL   72 Whitmore,Blake
OL   74 Smith,Tyler
OL   75 Carter,Caleb

POS  ## DEFENSE
DB   2  Gattison,Rod
CB   3  Dukes,Samaurie
CB   4  Williams,CJ
LB   5  McQueen Jr.,Hay
LB   8  Lealaimatafao,V
DL   11 Fisher,Caleb
S    14 Louis,Nick
DE   19 Davis,Jayelin
S    21 Keaton,Andreas
DL   90 Alexander,Marlo
DL   91 Guinn,Jaquarius


Player participation:


Samford: 0-Coltrane,David, 1A-Jantzen,Cody, 2A-Ross,Tyrese, 2D-Young,Noah, 2C-Searcy,Jonathan, 2E-Hamilton,Mychae,
3-Mason,E. Jai, 6-Nelson,Jalen, 11-Bouye,Jai'Brian, 13-Cannon,Jamari, 15-Cousin,Iaan, 16-Smith,Kamron, 18-Chamberlain,Tre,
19-Ismail,Qadir, 21-Goold,Carson, 22-Nurse,Xavier, 29-Douglas,C.J., 30-Hughes,Avery, 31-Witherspoon,Dam, 37-Ringer,Peyton,
38-Tabor,Tyke, 39-Morris,Gavin, 40-White,Wade, 42-Russell,Jordan, 44-Miller,Kiylan, 47-Graves,Bryce, 48-Tayara,Nour,
49-Bishop,Henry, 50-King,Darrian, 55-Johnson,Johnny, 59-Thorley,Will, 61-Applefield,Alex, 64-Watts,Noah, 70-Johnson,Brett,
75-Motley-Simmons,, 79-Hawkins,Donovan, 80-Beaverstock,Wil, 81-Thompson,Jamall, 83-D'Armond,Thomas, 84-Jenkins,Brendan,
86-Vice,Michael, 89-Mitchler,Michae, 91-Stewart,Kobe, 92-Royal,Braeden, 93-Bettis,Daniel, 94-Gilbert,Makhi, 95-Rawlins,Elijah.

Western Carolina: 0-Wilson,Bryce, 0C-Colombo,AJ, 1Z-Booker,Zion, 2W-Washington,Core, 4T-Tamarez,De'Andr, 6-Fann Jr.,Curtis,
7-Jones IV,Ed, 12-Moore Jr.,Ken, 13-Anderson Jr,Dar, 15-Williams,Antoin, 16-Lowery,Jordy, 17-Richardson,Mali, 18-Turner,Antarron,
22-Adams,Branson, 27-Thomas,Skylin, 29-Hampton,Devuntr, 31-Matheny,Tyler, 33-Campbell,Lee, 37-Lymon,Marquis, 43-Gibson,Walter,
44-Scott,Caleb, 46-Robertson,Paxto, 47-Monroe,Blue, 48-Cross,Colby, 58-Ricciardi,Giova, 73-Graham,Xavier, 86-Bardall,Clayton,
89-McCollum,Richar, 92-Smiley,Brandon, 93-Morgan,Chris, 95-Brantley,Stephe, 96-McLellan,Isaac.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
2022 Catamount Football
Samford vs Western Carolina (Sep 09, 2023 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

1st Quarter

Western Caro. wins toss and will receive
SAM will defend South end-zone
Sam 1-10at Sam35.
Sam 1-10at Sam35Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00, SAM ball on SAM35.
Bishop,Henry kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 15:00.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25Reid,Desmond rush up middle for 10 yards to the WCU35, 1ST DOWN WCU (Martin,Noah;Morris,Garrett).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu35Reid,Desmond rush up middle for no gain to the WCU35 (Cotton,Josiah).
Wcu 2-10at Wcu35Reid,Desmond rush up middle for 9 yards to the WCU44 (Morris,Garrett;Steward,Midnigh).
Wcu 3-1at Wcu44Reid,Desmond rush up middle for 2 yards to the WCU46, 1ST DOWN WCU (Johnson,Johnny).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu46Reid,Desmond rush over left end for 11 yards to the SAM43, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Smith,Devin).
Wcu 1-10at Sam43Gonzales,Cole rush up middle for 10 yards to the SAM33, 1ST DOWN WCU (Marsh,Kourtlan;Cotton,Josiah).
Wcu 1-10at Sam33Gonzales,Cole RE pass complete to Belanger,Ajay for 10 yards to the SAM23, 1ST DOWN WCU (Steward,Midnigh;Marsh,Kourtlan).
Wcu 1-10at Sam23Gonzales,Cole middle pass incomplete to Reid,Desmond (Cotton,Josiah).
Wcu 2-10at Sam23Reid,Desmond rush up middle for 3 yards to the SAM20 (White,Wade).
Wcu 3-7at Sam20Gonzales,Cole middle pass complete to Colombo,AJ for 10 yards to the SAM10, 1ST DOWN WCU (White,Wade).
Wcu 1-Gat Sam10PENALTY WCU false start (Simmons,Derek) 5 yards to the SAM15.
Wcu 1-Gat Sam151st and 15.
Wcu 1-Gat Sam15Gonzales,Cole rush over left end for 11 yards to the SAM4 (Martin,Noah).
Wcu 2-Gat Sam04Reid,Desmond rush up middle for 2 yards to the SAM2 (Martin,Noah).
Wcu 3-Gat Sam02Gonzales,Cole rush up middle for 1 yard to the SAM1 (Thompson,Jamall).
Wcu 4-Gat Sam01Gonzales,Cole rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the SAM3 (Martin,Noah).
Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, TOP 05:57
Sam 1-10at Sam03SAMFORD drive start at 09:03.
Sam 1-10at Sam03Hiers,Michael LE pass incomplete to Smith,Chandler.
Sam 2-10at Sam03Stanton,Jay rush up middle for 1 yard to the SAM4 (Guinn,Jaquarius).
Sam 3-9at Sam04Hiers,Michael RE pass complete to King,Ty for 37 yards to the SAM41, 1ST DOWN SAM (Dukes,Samaurie).
Sam 1-10at Sam41Hiers,Michael LE pass complete to King,Ty for 36 yards to the WCU23, 1ST DOWN SAM (Williams,CJ).
Sam 1-10at Wcu23Stanton,Jay rush over right end for 9 yards to the WCU14 (Dukes,Samaurie).
Sam 2-1at Wcu14Stanton,Jay rush over left end for 6 yards to the WCU8, 1ST DOWN SAM (Keaton,Andreas).
Sam 1-Gat Wcu08Hiers,Michael LE pass complete to Vice,Michael for 8 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:03.
Beaverstock,Wil kick attempt good.
Samford 7, Western Carolina 0
Drive: 7 plays, 97 yards, TOP 02:10
Bishop,Henry kickoff 62 yards to the WCU3, Colombo,AJ return 21 yards to the WCU24 (Tabor,Tyke).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu24WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 06:53.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu24Gonzales,Cole rush up middle for 5 yards to the WCU29 (White,Wade).
Wcu 2-5at Wcu29Adams,Branson rush up middle for 5 yards to the WCU34, 1ST DOWN WCU (Johnson,Johnny;Mosley,Jaden).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu34Gonzales,Cole middle pass complete to Adams,Branson for 19 yards to the SAM47, 1ST DOWN WCU (Marsh,Kourtlan).
Wcu 1-10at Sam47Adams,Branson rush over left end for 6 yards to the SAM41 (Steward,Midnigh;Mosley,Jaden).
Wcu 2-4at Sam41Gonzales,Cole rush over left end for 5 yards to the SAM36, 1ST DOWN WCU (Martin,Noah).
Wcu 1-10at Sam36Gonzales,Cole middle pass incomplete to Colombo,AJ.
Wcu 2-10at Sam36Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to Belanger,Ajay for 7 yards to the SAM29 (Martin,Noah).
Wcu 3-3at Sam29Reid,Desmond rush up middle for 4 yards to the SAM25, 1ST DOWN WCU (Morris,Garrett).
Wcu 1-10at Sam25Gonzales,Cole RE pass complete to Reid,Desmond for 4 yards to the SAM21 (Mosley,Jaden;Pollard,Dontae).
Wcu 2-6at Sam21Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to Colombo,AJ for 21 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN WCU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:21.
McCollum,Richar kick attempt good.
Samford 7, Western Carolina 7
Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 03:37
Robertson,Paxto kickoff 57 yards to the SAM8, Rias,DJ return 16 yards to the SAM24, out-of-bounds (Scott,Caleb).
Sam 1-10at Sam24SAMFORD drive start at 03:16.
Sam 1-10at Sam24Hiers,Michael LE pass complete to Ringer,Peyton for 7 yards to the SAM31.
Sam 2-3at Sam31Hiers,Michael RE pass incomplete to Rias,DJ.
Sam 3-3at Sam31Hiers,Michael LE pass incomplete to Starkey,R.J. (McQueen Jr.,Hay).
Sam 4-3at Sam31Timeout Western Carolina, clock 02:50.
Sam 4-3at Sam31Thorley,Will punt 28 yards to the WCU41.
Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 00:36
Wcu 1-10at Wcu41WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 02:40.
Timeout on the field.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu41Reid,Desmond rush up middle for 10 yards to the SAM49, 1ST DOWN WCU (Smith,Kamron;Graves,Bryce).
Wcu 1-10at Sam49Gonzales,Cole LE pass incomplete to Belanger,Ajay, PENALTY WCU holding 10 yards to the WCU41, NO PLAY.
Wcu 1-20at Wcu411st and 20.
Wcu 1-20at Wcu41Gonzales,Cole rush up middle for 2 yards to the WCU43 (Mathiasen,Joshu).
Wcu 2-18at Wcu43Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to Colombo,AJ for 24 yards to the SAM33, 1ST DOWN WCU (Ross,Tyrese).
Wcu 1-10at Sam33Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to Colombo,AJ for 12 yards to the SAM21, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Steward,Midnigh).
Wcu 1-10at Sam21Reid,Desmond rush up middle for 9 yards to the SAM12 (Mera,Joseph;Pollard,Dontae).
Wcu 2-1at Sam12Gonzales,Cole rush over right end for 5 yards to the SAM7, 1ST DOWN WCU (Cotton,Josiah), clock 00:00.
Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, TOP 04:06
Samford 7, Western Carolina 7
2nd Quarter

Wcu 1-Gat Sam07Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Wcu 1-Gat Sam07Gonzales,Cole middle pass complete to Washington,Core for 1 yard to the SAM6 (Morris,Garrett).
Wcu 2-Gat Sam06Gonzales,Cole rush up middle for no gain to the SAM6 (Martin,Noah).
Wcu 3-Gat Sam06Gonzales,Cole RE pass complete to Lee,Censere for 6 yards to the SAM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:42.
McCollum,Richar kick attempt good.
Western Carolina 14, Samford 7
Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, TOP 04:06
Robertson,Paxto kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, Rias,DJ return 15 yards to the SAM15 (Campbell,Lee).
Sam 1-10at Sam15SAMFORD drive start at 13:34.
Sam 1-10at Sam15Hiers,Michael RE pass complete to Starkey,R.J. for 8 yards to the SAM23 (Campbell,Lee).
Sam 2-2at Sam23Hiers,Michael RE pass complete to Smith,Chandler for 8 yards to the SAM31, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds.
Sam 1-10at Sam31Hiers,Michael RE pass incomplete to Smith,Chandler.
Sam 2-10at Sam31Stanton,Jay rush up middle for 3 yards to the SAM34 (Fisher,Caleb).
Sam 3-7at Sam34Hiers,Michael middle pass complete to Starkey,R.J. for 11 yards to the SAM45, 1ST DOWN SAM (Morgan,Chris).
Sam 1-10at Sam45Hiers,Michael LE pass incomplete to Ismail,Qadir.
Sam 2-10at Sam45Hiers,Michael RE pass incomplete to Smith,Chandler, PENALTY SAM holding (Byrne,Luke) 10 yards to the SAM35, NO PLAY.
Sam 2-20at Sam352nd and 20.
Sam 2-20at Sam35Hiers,Michael rush over right end for 17 yards to the WCU48, fumble forced by Lealaimatafao,V, fumble by Hiers,Michael recovered by WCU Davis,Jayelin at WCU49.
Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, TOP 01:56
Wcu 1-10at Wcu49WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 11:38.
Timeout on the field.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu49Reid,Desmond rush up middle for 11 yards to the SAM40, 1ST DOWN WCU (Ross,Tyrese).
Wcu 1-10at Sam40Gonzales,Cole RE pass incomplete to Jones,Calvin (Smith,Devin).
Wcu 2-10at Sam40Reid,Desmond rush up middle for 5 yards to the SAM35 (Martin,Noah).
Wcu 3-5at Sam35Reid,Desmond rush up middle for loss of 4 yards to the SAM39 (Martin,Noah), PENALTY WCU holding declined.
Wcu 4-9at Sam394th and 9.
Wcu 4-9at Sam39Brantley,Stephe punt 36 yards to the SAM3.
Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, TOP 01:29
Sam 1-10at Sam03SAMFORD drive start at 10:09.
Sam 1-10at Sam03Hiers,Michael LE pass complete to Rias,DJ for 67 yards to the WCU30, 1ST DOWN SAM (Williams,CJ).
Sam 1-10at Wcu30Hiers,Michael RE pass incomplete to King,Ty, QB hurry by Fisher,Caleb.
Sam 2-10at Wcu30Stanton,Jay rush over left end for no gain to the WCU30 (Davis,Jayelin).
Sam 3-10at Wcu30Hiers,Michael RE pass complete to Smith,Chandler for no gain to the WCU30 (McQueen Jr.,Hay) (Fisher,Caleb).
Sam 4-10at Wcu30Hiers,Michael middle pass incomplete to Smith,Chandler, QB hurry by McQueen Jr.,Hay.
Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, TOP 01:48
Wcu 1-10at Wcu30WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 08:21.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu30Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to Lee,Censere for 4 yards to the WCU34 (Pollard,Dontae).
Wcu 2-6at Wcu34Reid,Desmond rush over left end for 6 yards to the WCU40, 1ST DOWN WCU (Martin,Noah).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu40Gonzales,Cole rush over left end for 5 yards to the WCU45, out-of-bounds.
Wcu 2-5at Wcu45Gonzales,Cole middle pass incomplete to White,David, PENALTY SAM pass interference (Marsh,Kourtlan) 15 yards to the SAM40, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY.
Wcu 1-10at Sam401st and 10.
Wcu 1-10at Sam40Reid,Desmond rush over right end for 1 yard to the SAM39 (Marsh,Kourtlan).
Wcu 2-9at Sam39Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to White,David for 3 yards to the SAM36 (Pollard,Dontae;Martin,Noah).
Wcu 3-6at Sam36Gonzales,Cole RE pass complete to White,David for 2 yards to the SAM34 (Morris,Garrett).
Wcu 4-4at Sam34Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to Colombo,AJ for 12 yards to the SAM22, 1ST DOWN WCU (Martin,Noah).
Wcu 1-10at Sam22Reid,Desmond rush up middle for 3 yards to the SAM19 (Mera,Joseph).
Wcu 2-7at Sam19Gonzales,Cole RE pass incomplete to Colombo,AJ, PENALTY WCU holding off-setting, PENALTY SAM face mask off-setting, NO PLAY.
Wcu 2-7at Sam192nd and 7.
Wcu 2-7at Sam19Reid,Desmond rush over left end for 11 yards to the SAM8, 1ST DOWN WCU (Mosley,Jaden).
Wcu 1-Gat Sam08Reid,Desmond rush over right end for 2 yards to the SAM6 (Cotton,Josiah).
Wcu 2-Gat Sam06Reid,Desmond rush over right end for no gain to the SAM6 (Jackson,Nick).
Wcu 3-Gat Sam06Gonzales,Cole middle pass incomplete to Colombo,AJ (Martin,Noah).
Wcu 4-Gat Sam06McCollum,Richar field goal attempt from 23 GOOD, clock 01:38.
Western Carolina 17, Samford 7
Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, TOP 06:50
Robertson,Paxto kickoff 63 yards to the SAM2, Rias,DJ return 15 yards to the SAM17 (Turner,Antarron).
Sam 1-10at Sam17SAMFORD drive start at 01:31.
Sam 1-10at Sam17Stanton,Jay rush over left end for 6 yards to the SAM23 (Fann Jr.,Curtis).
Sam 2-4at Sam23Hiers,Michael middle pass incomplete to Vice,Michael.
Sam 3-4at Sam23Hiers,Michael RE pass complete to Smith,Chandler for 18 yards to the SAM41, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Louis,Nick).
Sam 1-10at Sam41Hiers,Michael LE pass incomplete to Mason,E. Jai.
Sam 2-10at Sam41Hiers,Michael RE pass complete to Rias,DJ for 9 yards to the 50 yardline, out-of-bounds (Morgan,Chris).
Sam 3-1at Sam50Timeout Samford, clock 00:45.
Sam 3-1at Sam50Stanton,Jay rush up middle for 1 yard to the WCU49, 1ST DOWN SAM (Guinn,Jaquarius).
Sam 1-10at Wcu49Hiers,Michael sacked for loss of 6 yards to the SAM45 (Davis,Jayelin;Guinn,Jaquarius).
Sam 2-16at Sam45Timeout Samford, clock 00:29.
Sam 2-16at Sam45Hiers,Michael LE pass incomplete to Smith,Chandler.
Sam 3-16at Sam45Hiers,Michael LE pass complete to Rias,DJ for 11 yards to the WCU44 (Lealaimatafao,V).
Sam 4-5at Wcu44Timeout Samford, clock 00:15.
Sam 4-5at Wcu44Hiers,Michael sacked for loss of 12 yards to the SAM44 (Davis,Jayelin).
Drive: 10 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:20
Wcu 1-10at Sam44WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 00:11.
Wcu 1-10at Sam44Gonzales,Cole rush over left end for 20 yards to the SAM24, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds.
Wcu 1-10at Sam24McCollum,Richar field goal attempt from 41 GOOD, PENALTY SAM unsportsmanlike conduct 65 yards to the SAM0, TOUCHDOWN.
Western Carolina 20, Samford 7
Wcu 1-Gat Sam001st and 10.
Wcu 1-Gat Sam00WCU ball on 50 yardline.
Wcu 1-0at Wcu50End of half, clock 00:00.
SAM will receive
WCU will defend North end-zone
Wcu 1-0at Wcu50.
Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:17
Western Carolina 20, Samford 7
3rd Quarter

Wcu 1-0at Wcu50Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, WCU ball on 50 yardline.
Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:17
Robertson,Paxto kickoff 45 yards to the SAM5, Rias,DJ return 11 yards to the SAM16 (Williams,CJ).
Sam 1-10at Sam16SAMFORD drive start at 14:54.
Sam 1-10at Sam16Hiers,Michael RE pass complete to Jenkins,Brendan for 4 yards to the SAM20, out-of-bounds (Gattison,Rod).
Sam 2-6at Sam20Hiers,Michael RE pass complete to Jenkins,Brendan for 9 yards to the SAM29, 1ST DOWN SAM (Matheny,Tyler).
Sam 1-10at Sam29Witherspoon,Dam rush up middle for 1 yard to the SAM30 (Matheny,Tyler;Williams,Antoin).
Sam 2-9at Sam30Hiers,Michael RE pass complete to Smith,Chandler for 8 yards to the SAM38, out-of-bounds.
Sam 3-1at Sam38Witherspoon,Dam rush up middle for 3 yards to the SAM41, 1ST DOWN SAM (Lealaimatafao,V).
Sam 1-10at Sam41Hiers,Michael LE pass complete to Mason,E. Jai for 7 yards to the SAM48 (Williams,CJ).
Sam 2-3at Sam48Witherspoon,Dam rush up middle for 1 yard to the SAM49 (Matheny,Tyler).
Sam 3-2at Sam49Witherspoon,Dam rush up middle for 2 yards to the WCU49, 1ST DOWN SAM (Davis,Jayelin).
Sam 1-10at Wcu49Hiers,Michael middle pass incomplete to Jenkins,Brendan (Gattison,Rod).
Sam 2-10at Wcu49Hiers,Michael RE pass complete to Smith,Chandler for loss of 3 yards to the SAM48 (Gattison,Rod).
Sam 3-13at Sam48Witherspoon,Dam rush up middle for loss of 2 yards to the SAM46 (Fisher,Caleb;Jones IV,Ed).
Sam 4-15at Sam46Thorley,Will punt 39 yards to the WCU15, Colombo,AJ return 0 yards to the WCU15 (Cotton,Josiah).
Drive: 11 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:35
Wcu 1-10at Wcu15WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 10:19.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu15Reid,Desmond rush over right end for 7 yards to the WCU22 (Smith,Devin).
Wcu 2-3at Wcu22Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to Lee,Censere for 6 yards to the WCU28, 1ST DOWN WCU (Young,Noah).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu28Gonzales,Cole middle pass incomplete to Lee,Censere (Pollard,Dontae).
Wcu 2-10at Wcu28Gonzales,Cole RE pass complete to Reid,Desmond for 9 yards to the WCU37 (Morris,Garrett).
Wcu 3-1at Wcu37Gonzales,Cole RE pass complete to White,David for 4 yards to the WCU41, 1ST DOWN WCU (Mosley,Jaden).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu41Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to Booker,Zion for 19 yards to the SAM40, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Pollard,Dontae).
Wcu 1-10at Sam40Reid,Desmond rush up middle for 19 yards to the SAM21, 1ST DOWN WCU (Pollard,Dontae).
Wcu 1-10at Sam21Gonzales,Cole RE pass complete to White,David for 4 yards to the SAM17 (Ross,Tyrese;Mosley,Jaden).
Wcu 2-6at Sam17Gonzales,Cole middle pass complete to Belanger,Ajay for 14 yards to the SAM3, 1ST DOWN WCU (Marsh,Kourtlan).
Wcu 1-Gat Sam03Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to White,David for loss of 1 yard to the SAM4, out-of-bounds (Ross,Tyrese).
Wcu 2-Gat Sam04Gonzales,Cole rush up middle for no gain to the SAM4 (Nurse,Xavier), PENALTY WCU unsportsmanlike conduct (Smith,Tyler) 15 yards to the SAM19.
Wcu 2-Gat Sam193rd and 19.
Wcu 3-Gat Sam19Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to Adams,Branson for 18 yards to the SAM1, out-of-bounds (Ross,Tyrese).
Wcu 4-Gat Sam01McCollum,Richar field goal attempt from 18 GOOD, clock 04:29.
Western Carolina 23, Samford 7
Timeout on the field.
Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, TOP 05:50
Robertson,Paxto kickoff 51 yards to the SAM14, Witherspoon,Dam return 0 yards to the SAM14.
Sam 1-10at Sam14SAMFORD drive start at 04:29.
Sam 1-10at Sam14Hiers,Michael rush up middle for 6 yards to the SAM20 (Fann Jr.,Curtis).
Sam 2-4at Sam20Smith,Chandler rush over left end for 1 yard to the SAM21, out-of-bounds (Louis,Nick).
Sam 3-3at Sam21Hiers,Michael RE pass incomplete to Smith,Chandler.
Sam 4-3at Sam21Thorley,Will punt 40 yards to the WCU39.
Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:16
Wcu 1-10at Wcu39WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 03:13.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu39Adams,Branson rush over left end for 3 yards to the WCU42 (Graves,Bryce).
Wcu 2-7at Wcu42Gonzales,Cole middle pass incomplete to Lee,Censere.
Wcu 3-7at Wcu42Gonzales,Cole rush up middle for 6 yards to the WCU48 (Martin,Noah).
Wcu 4-1at Wcu48Brantley,Stephe punt 33 yards to the SAM19, fair catch by Smith,Chandler.
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:34
Sam 1-10at Sam19SAMFORD drive start at 01:39.
Sam 1-10at Sam19Hiers,Michael RE pass complete to Mason,E. Jai for 15 yards to the SAM34, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Louis,Nick).
Sam 1-10at Sam34Hiers,Michael sacked for loss of 4 yards to the SAM30 (Alexander,Marlo).
Sam 2-14at Sam30Hiers,Michael LE pass complete to Mason,E. Jai for 35 yards to the WCU35 (Williams,CJ), PENALTY SAM pass interference (Mason,E. Jai) 15 yards to the SAM15, NO PLAY.
Sam 2-29at Sam152nd and 29.
Sam 2-29at Sam15Hamilton,Mychae rush up middle for 18 yards to the SAM33 (Campbell,Lee), clock 00:00.
Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, TOP 02:23
Western Carolina 23, Samford 7
4th Quarter

Sam 3-11at Sam33Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Sam 3-11at Sam33Hamilton,Mychae rush up middle for 7 yards to the SAM40 (Campbell,Lee).
Sam 4-4at Sam40Thorley,Will punt 31 yards to the WCU29, fair catch by Colombo,AJ.
Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, TOP 02:23
Wcu 1-10at Wcu29WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 14:16.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu29Reid,Desmond rush over left end for 7 yards to the WCU36 (Hughes,Avery;Miller,Kiylan).
Wcu 2-3at Wcu36Reid,Desmond rush over right end for 12 yards to the WCU48, 1ST DOWN WCU (Miller,Kiylan).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu48Reid,Desmond rush up middle for 6 yards to the SAM46 (Mathiasen,Joshu;Cotton,Josiah).
Wcu 2-4at Sam46Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to Belanger,Ajay for 14 yards to the SAM32, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Morris,Garrett).
Wcu 1-10at Sam32Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to Lee,Censere for 7 yards to the SAM25.
Wcu 2-3at Sam25Reid,Desmond rush up middle for 13 yards to the SAM12, 1ST DOWN WCU (Young,Noah).
Wcu 1-10at Sam12Reid,Desmond rush over left end for 9 yards to the SAM3, out-of-bounds (Ross,Tyrese).
Wcu 2-1at Sam03Adams,Branson rush up middle for no gain to the SAM3 (Nurse,Xavier).
Wcu 3-1at Sam03Adams,Branson rush up middle for 1 yard to the SAM2, 1ST DOWN WCU (Morris,Garrett).
Wcu 1-Gat Sam02Reid,Desmond rush over right end for 2 yards to the SAM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:02.
McCollum,Richar kick attempt good.
Western Carolina 30, Samford 7
Timeout on the field.
Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, TOP 06:22
Robertson,Paxto kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, King,Ty return 22 yards to the SAM22 (Campbell,Lee;Lymon,Marquis).
Sam 1-10at Sam22SAMFORD drive start at 07:54.
Sam 1-10at Sam22Hiers,Michael LE pass complete to King,Ty for 23 yards to the SAM45, 1ST DOWN SAM (Gattison,Rod).
Sam 1-10at Sam45Hiers,Michael LE pass complete to D'Armond,Thomas for 17 yards to the WCU38, 1ST DOWN SAM (Gattison,Rod).
Sam 1-10at Wcu38Hiers,Michael LE pass complete to Smith,Chandler for 15 yards to the WCU23, 1ST DOWN SAM (Turner,Antarron).
Sam 1-10at Wcu23Hiers,Michael sacked for loss of 2 yards to the WCU25 (Morgan,Chris).
Sam 2-12at Wcu25Hiers,Michael RE pass incomplete to Jenkins,Brendan (Williams,CJ).
Sam 3-12at Wcu25Hiers,Michael sacked for no gain to the WCU25 (Gattison,Rod).
Sam 4-12at Wcu25Timeout Western Carolina, clock 05:38.
Sam 4-12at Wcu25Hiers,Michael sacked for loss of 3 yards to the WCU28 (Fann Jr.,Curtis), fumble by Hiers,Michael recovered by SAM Brown,Zach at WCU34.
Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, TOP 02:23
Wcu 1-10at Wcu34WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 05:31.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu34Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to Washington,Core for 9 yards to the WCU43 (Hughes,Avery).
Wcu 2-1at Wcu43Gonzales,Cole middle pass complete to Washington,Core for 3 yards to the WCU46, 1ST DOWN WCU (Nurse,Xavier).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu46Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to Lee,Censere for 8 yards to the SAM46 (Pollard,Dontae).
Wcu 2-2at Sam46Adams,Branson rush up middle for 18 yards to the SAM28, 1ST DOWN WCU (Pollard,Dontae).
Wcu 1-10at Sam28Gonzales,Cole RE pass complete to Washington,Core for 1 yard to the SAM27 (Morris,Garrett).
Wcu 2-9at Sam27Gonzales,Cole LE pass complete to Washington,Core for 7 yards to the SAM20 (Morris,Garrett;Mosley,Jaden).
Wcu 3-2at Sam20Adams,Branson rush over left end for 18 yards to the SAM2, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Ross,Tyrese).
Wcu 1-Gat Sam02PENALTY WCU illegal formation 5 yards to the SAM7.
Wcu 1-Gat Sam071st and 7.
Wcu 1-Gat Sam07TEAM rush up middle for loss of 4 yards to the SAM11.
Wcu 2-Gat Sam11TEAM rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the SAM12.
Wcu 3-Gat Sam12End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, TOP 05:31
FINAL SCORE
Western Carolina 30, Samford 7